United States Sixth Circuit

In a Title VII action by white employees alleging discrimination based on their association with African-American employees, summary judgment for Defendant is affirmed in part and reversed in part, where no association outside of work was required to state such a claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/23/2009
• Published 02/23/2009

Judges

• Before: COLE and COOK, Circuit Judges;  EDMUNDS, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  David W. Sanford, Sanford, Wittels & Heisler, Washington, D.C., for Appellants.  Adam C. Wit, Littler Mendelson, Chicago, Illinois, for Appellee.  Elizabeth Ellen Theran, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae.   ON BRIEF:  David W. Sanford, Sanford, Wittels & Heisler, Washington, D.C., Kevin H. Sharp, Drescher & Sharp, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellants.  Adam C. Wit, Keith C. Hult, Littler Mendelson, Chicago, Illinois, Jeffrey S. Hiller, Littler Mendelson, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.  Elizabeth Ellen Theran, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae.